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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. How old is Safwa when the American return to Iraq?

2. How does Safwa's mother die?

3. What is the date in the section "The Opening"?

4. What was the only color saris that Naani Jaan would wear?

5. How much money did Naani always carry in her purse?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who was Dr. Yousef Ganni?

2. Why do Safwa and her brother call their father Abu?

3. Where does Abu take Safwa when he comes to get her in Basra?

4. Why does Anvar transfer to Boston University?

5. How has Anvar been training to become an American his whole life?

6. Why does Safwa have to leave Fahd behind when she goes to Basra?

7. What does Fahd tell Safwa about life and death?

8. Why does Anvar decide there is a God?

9. What does Dr. Yousef arrange for Safwa?

10. Who comes to Anvar's dorm room and why on page 75?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Bariah is disrespected in a grocery store because she is Muslim. What happens to Bariah when she goes grocery shopping at a store she has frequented for years? Why does the clerk treat her with disrespect?

Essay Topic 2

Allusions are figures of speech. What are allusions? How does the author use allusions? How can allusions be ambiguous references to people, places or things? Why might allusions be difficult for readers to understand and connect to ideas?

Essay Topic 3

Idioms are words that have a figurative, rather than a literal meaning. How does the author use idioms in the book? Why are the idioms sometimes difficult to understand? Why do the idioms often require research to understand their meaning? Why are idioms especially difficult for Anna to understand?

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